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  2. 72nd United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    The 72nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931, to March 4, 1933, during the last two years of Herbert Hoover's presidency .

  3. List of United States federal legislation, 1901–2001 - Wikipedia

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    This is a chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 57th through 106th United States Congresses, between 1901 and 2001. For the main article on this subject, see List of United States federal legislation.

  4. List of United States Congresses - Wikipedia

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    Before the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution (ratified January 23, 1933), which moved and fixed new Congressional dates, on which an American Congress began and ended, designated from the original provisions of the Constitution of 1787, was previously either March 3 or March 4, (in tandem then with dates of presidential ...

  5. House Republicans now have one of the smallest majorities in ...

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    By the opening day of the 72nd Congress in December 1931, 14 members-elect had died. Incumbent Speaker Nicholas Longworth, an Ohio Republican, was one of those members, having passed away after a ...

  6. Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The 72nd Congress proposed the Twentieth Amendment on March 2, 1932, and the amendment was ratified by the following states. [7] The Amendment was adopted on January 23, 1933, after 36 states, being three-fourths of the then-existing 48 states, ratified the Amendment.

  7. Republicans start 2025 with the smallest House majority since ...

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    The 119th Congress actually marks the third straight time the House has opened with the majority party holding 222 or fewer seats, which is the first time three consecutive congresses have been ...

  8. Speaker Johnson’s historically narrow House majority shrinks ...

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    The 72nd Congress — which took place in the early years of the Great Depression era — officially started in March 1931, but did not actually convene to conduct legislative business until ...

  9. Presidency of Herbert Hoover - Wikipedia

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    When the 72nd Congress convened in December 1931, Hoover proposed the establishment of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC). Though some progressives criticized the bill as a bailout for banking interests that was insufficient to address the economic crisis, Congress passed a bill to create the RFC in January 1932. [69]